L'italiano L2 e le regole che non si insegnano a scuola

Manuela Pinto

doi:10.18352/incontri.10234

L'italiano L2 e le regole che non si insegnano a scuola

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Manuela Pinto Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS and Italian Language and Culture Utrecht University Trans 10 3512 JK Utrecht

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https://doi.org/10.18352/incontri.10234

Keywords:

Italiano L2, insegnamento L2, grammatica generativa, grammatica normativa, coscienza metalinguistica

Abstract

Italian L2 and the rules that you don’t learn at school

A number of topics in Italian L2 grammar are notoriously difficult to acquire, even for students with an overall good level of proficiency. Some constructions are clearly ungrammatical; others sound odd and betray a non-native use of the form. This paper examines two of such examples − the use of definite determiners with plural nouns in (preverbal) subject position and the alternation of null and overt subject pronouns − and it compares and combines insights from generative grammar and rules of normative grammar taught in school. The aim of this approach is twofold: First, to understand why these constructions may be difficult to acquire for a second language learner. Second, to encourage awareness about variation in language and to provide new insights for second language teaching.

Author Biography

Manuela Pinto, Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS and Italian Language and Culture Utrecht University Trans 10 3512 JK Utrecht

Manuela Pinto è assistente professore di lingua e linguistica italiana presso il dipartimento di Lingue, Culture e Comunicazione dell’Università di Utrecht. I suoi interessi e la sua esperienza includono la linguistica formale, la glottologia, la psicolinguistica e la linguistica applicata, particolarmente nel campo del bilinguismo e dell'acquisizione della L2. Attualmente sta lavorando a nuove metodologie per studiare e misurare l'acquisizione del linguaggio in gruppi con caratteristiche diverse − monolingui, bilingui, disturbi specifici del linguaggio, L2, ecc. (Pinto & Zuckerman, 2015).

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2018-09-01

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Pinto, M. (2018) “L’italiano L2 e le regole che non si insegnano a scuola”, Incontri. Rivista europea di studi italiani, 33(1), pp. 42–55. doi: 10.18352/incontri.10234.

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Vol. 33 No. 1 (2018)

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